Thailand Live Tuesday 21 Apr 2015

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Cabinet approves law saying sugar refineries should be at least 50km apart

BANGKOK, 21 April 2015, (NNT) - The Cabinet yesterday approved a regulatory amendment to shorten the required distance between sugar refineries from 80km to 50km.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818961-thai-cabinet-approves-law-saying-sugar-refineries-should-be-at-least-50km-apart/

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Bomb Prematurely Explodes, Kills Suspected Southern Insurgent

By Khaosod English


The blast site in Yala province, 21 April 2015.

YALA — A roadside bomb prematurely exploded in Yala province last night, killing the man who was planting the explosive, military officers say.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818954-southern-insurgents-killed-and-injured-by-own-bomb/#entry9325646

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SET up 9.23 to 1,569.55 at midday / Bangkok Post

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Thai man in coma in Phuket hospital after collapsing in hot water spring
Eakkapop Thongtub

The water from the Khlong Thom hot water springs comes from thermal springs, originating deep underground in volcanic chambers.

PHUKET: The Deputy Director of Training and Development at the Institute Office of the Attorney General in Bangkok is currently in a coma at Vachira Hospital after passing out in a hot water spring in Krabi last Monday (April 13).

Full Story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818972-thai-man-in-coma-in-phuket-hospital-after-collapsing-in-hot-water-spring/

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80 year-old-woman hit and killed by train in Bangkok
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- An 80-year-old woman was hit and killed by the Ubon Ratchathani-Bangkok train am in front of the Sakaew Yommaraj community in Ratchathewi district at 8:10am Tuesday.

The woman, Chan Priemnong was hurled about ten metres by the impact. Police said she lived alone at the community along the railway.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/80-year-old-woman-hit-and-killed-by-train-in-Bangk-30258402.html

-- The Nation 2015-04-21

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Details emerge about the shooting at Car Care in Maenam

KOH SAMUI: -- On the 16th of April a shooting was reported at the Care Car opposite the Maenam Post Office. Since that time more details of the incident have come to light.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818976-koh-samui-details-emerge-about-the-shooting-at-car-care-in-maenam/

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Dept of Health recommends drinking 20 glasses of water per day during summer

BANGKOK, 21 April 2015 (NNT) - The Department of Health has advised people to stay hydrated and refrain from drinking alcohol during summer months.

Department Director General Pornthep Siriwanarangsan recommended that people drink cold water and take showers to regulate body temperature on warm days.

Dr. Pornthep added that drinking 20 glasses of water daily helps to replenish body fluids. He said that if a person urinates less than five times a day, he/she is relatively dehydrated.

He warned against drinking alcohol on warm days, because the alcohol increases body temperature and can eventually cause heatstroke.


-- NNT 2015-04-21

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South Korea's prime minister offers to resign amid scandal
HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's prime minister has offered to resign amid a bribery scandal just two months after he took up the country's No. 2 post, officials said Tuesday, in the latest political crisis to hit President Park Geun-hye.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818998-south-koreas-prime-minister-offers-to-resign-amid-scandal/

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BALI, Indonesia (AP) - Indonesian court sentences American man to 18 years in jail for murdering girlfriend's mother.

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NRC urged to pass legislation on cable television operations

BANGKOK, 21 April 2015 (NNT) - Cable operators have called on the National Reform Council (NRC) to draft practical legislation on cable television that suits business operations in the industry.

The petition was delivered to Mr. Manich Suksomchitra, who is a member of the NRC committee on mass communication and telecommunication reform.

The petition argued that the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has passed broad regulations that are not relevant to cable television and hinder business operations.

Mr Manich said he would forward the petition to his committee for further consideration.


-- NNT 2015-04-21

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'Grave-robbing' Thai monk detained and disrobed

BANGKOK: -- A 65-year-old Buddhist monk being held by police is accused of looting graves for skulls to be used in black magic rituals, authorities said Tuesday.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/817996-two-corpses-stolen-from-graveyard/page-5#entry9326106

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US man jailed for 18 years over Bali suitcase murder
Agence France-Presse
DENPASAR, Indonesia

DENPASAR: -- A US man was jailed for 18 years Tuesday for brutally murdering his pregnant girlfriend's mother and stuffing her body into a suitcase outside a luxury hotel on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819008-us-man-jailed-for-18-years-over-bali-suitcase-murder/

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Thai businessman to buy majority share of AC Milan
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol himself confirmed he would fly to Italy this weekend to thrash out the deal, which would see him become the majority shareholder of Serie A giants AC Milan.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Thai-businessman-to-buy-majority-share-of-AC-Milan-30258405.html


-- The Nation 2015-04-21

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Thai Smile Air tickets one more thing you can now buy at 7-Eleven
By Coconuts Bangkok



BANGKOK: -- In the future we will all work at 7-Eleven without pay because 7-Eleven will provide everything we need.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819010-thai-smile-air-tickets-one-more-thing-you-can-now-buy-at-7-eleven/

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Egypt court sentences ousted President Mohamed Mursi to 20 years in prison over protester deaths in 2012 - televised court decision /Reuters

CAIRO (AP) - Egypt court sentences ousted President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison over 2012 killings.

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2.2-magnitude quake happens in Nan
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A small earthquake measured at 2.2 magnitude happened in Nan's Thungchang district at 1:17 pm Tuesday, the Seismology Office of the Meteorological Department announced.

Its epicenter was 2 kilometres underground. No damage was reported.

The office said a 1.9 magnitude quake happened at 0:45 am Tuesday in Phrae's Rongkwang district as well.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/2-2-magnitude-quake-happens-in-Nan-30258406.html


-- The Nation 2015-04-21

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Court sentences ousted Egypt president to 20 years in prison

CAIRO (AP) — An Egyptian criminal court has sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison over the killing of protesters in 2012, the first verdict to be issued against the country's first elected leader.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819020-court-sentences-ousted-egypt-president-to-20-years-in-prison/

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Replacing carpet at Jerusalem shrine reveals religious rift
By DANIEL ESTRIN

JERUSALEM (AP) — It began as a routine remodeling project: Muslim authorities replacing an old carpet worn thin by masses of worshippers at the Dome of the Rock, the iconic, gold-topped shrine that overlooks the Old City of Jerusalem.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819021-replacing-carpet-at-jerusalem-shrine-reveals-religious-rift/

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Bush preparing to delegate many campaign tasks to super PAC
By THOMAS BEAUMONT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jeb Bush is preparing to embark on an experiment in presidential politics: delegating many of the nuts-and-bolts tasks of seeking the White House to a separate political organization that can raise unlimited amounts of campaign cash.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819022-bush-preparing-to-delegate-many-campaign-tasks-to-super-pac/

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Judicial officials want some changes in charter draft



BANGKOK: -- A total of 427 judicial officials will request the National Reform Council (NRC) to revise the charter draft after finding several clauses of the draft intervene the judicial power and threaten its independence.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819023-judicial-officials-want-some-changes-in-thai-charter-draft/

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Man arrested for theft from cars in Phuket Town
Darawan Naknakhon


Pongpon Boondetpiti was only released from prison on April 10.

PHUKET: -- Police today (April 21) arrested a 25-year-old man who had broken into and stolen items from a number of cars in the Phuket Town area last weekend (April 17 & 18).

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819025-man-arrested-for-theft-from-cars-in-phuket-town/

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Indonesian man arrested with 5.2 kg of cocaine at Phuket airport



PHUKET: -- Immigration police arrested an Indonesian at Phuket international airport Monday night after he tried to smuggle 5.2 kilogrammes of cocaine worth 15.6 million baht into Thailand.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/818919-indonesian-caught-at-phuket-airport-with-bt156m-in-cocaine/page-2#entry9326451

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Trang City Free Wi-Fi is now available at more hotspots

TRANG, 21 April 2015 (NNT) - TRANG CITY FREE Wi-Fi, a project by the Municipality of Trang, has been extended to help Trang residents enjoy the modern lifestyle made possible by the Internet and online services.

The municipality of Trang has expanded its free wireless hotspots with the help of the TOT following the high popularity of the TRANG CITY FREE Wi-Fi, the Mayor of Trang said today.

The free service now provides the 2 MB per minute wifi across the Munucipality of Trang with strong signal in public locations, government offices and community zones where demand for wi-fi access is high.

Mayor Apichit Winothai said the municipality has attached much importance to the information technology as it enhances public access to the Internet which is a source of information and allows personal communications to be made at anywhere and anytime.

-- NNT 2015-04-21

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Chiang Mai University to Probe Violent Hazing Rituals

By Khaosod English

Thanarak Suwanprapit, deputy dean of Chiang Mai University, speaking a press conference on 21 April 2015.

CHIANG MAI A prominent state university in Chiang Mai province has pledged to take disciplinary action against senior students who forced first years to engage in abusive hazing rituals.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819032-chiang-mai-university-to-probe-violent-hazing-rituals/

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Fruit, vegetable market to be opened near Government House
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- A fruit and vegetable market will be opened on the bank of Klong Phadung Krung Kasem beside the Government House from May 6 to 31, Deputy PM's Secretary General Renu Tungkhajiwangkul said Tuesday.

Then, the area will be turned a market of decorative plants and pet fishes, she said.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Fruit-vegetable-market-to-be-opened-near-Governmen-30258413.html


-- The Nation 2015-04-21

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June date for Phuket police to file murder case against Australian
Alasdair Forbes


Mark Pendlebury was arrested on March 11 after stabbing to death a security guard from the Tai Pan disco in Patong.

PHUKET: -- Police have until June 3 to submit to prosecutors the results of their investigation into the fatal stabbing by Australian Mark Pendlebury of a security guard during a fight outside the Tai Pan disco on Rat-U-Thit Rd, Patong on March 11.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819037-june-date-for-phuket-police-to-file-murder-case-against-australian/

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Four nations in anti-piracy talks in Phuket
Tanyaluk Sakoot


Rear Admiral Chaiyanun Nuntawit from Royal Thai Navy Intelligence.

PHUKET: -- Representatives of the Thai, Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean navies met today (April 21) to improve their joint campaign against piracy in the Malacca Strait and nearby waters.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819038-four-nations-in-anti-piracy-talks-in-phuket/

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Governor revokes land deeds for Bonanza speedway
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- THE Nakhon Ratchasima Governor Thongchai Lueadule has already approved the revocation of land right documents held by Bonanza International Speedway, which is now mired in an encroachment scandal.

Solid evidence suggests the firm illegitimately occupied 166 rai of land in Nakhon Ratchasima's Pak Chong district.

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Governor-revokes-land-deeds-for-Bonanza-speedway-30258416.html


-- The Nation 2015-04-21

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Thailand's power consumption hits new high: Energy official
The Nation

BANGKOK: -- Thailand's power consumption has hit a new record today at 27,139 megawatts, according to Deputy Energy Permanent Secretary Tawarath Sutabutr.

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/819039-thailands-power-consumption-hits-new-high-energy-official/